Samantha drove her car a total of 30,000 miles in 2020 (27,000 for business and 3,000 for personal use). At the end of the year, Samantha put together a list of all expenses incurred in regards to her automobile usage. She incurred the following automobile costs (she has receipts for all of these expenses): lease payments $290 per month, fuel $2,250, insurance $2,400, repairs and maintenance $900, state registration fee $150. How much is Samantha allowed to deduct for her automobile costs using actual cost method for the year? $9,180 $8,262 $5,990 $5,391 In the current year, George takes a trip from Los Angeles to London primarily for business purposes. He is away from home from January 5 through January 14. He spends 4 days vacationing and 6 days (including 2 travel days) conducting business. His airfare is $3,800, his meals amount to $200 per day, and lodging and incidental expenses are $300 per day. How much can Robert deduct for his trip expenses? $6,200 $7,300 $4,680 $7,800 Ronald is a CPA employed by a regional CPA firm as a tax manager. He operates a carpet cleaning business out of his home. For this business, he uses two rooms in the basement exclusively and regularly. The floor space of the two rooms is 180 square feet, out of the total floor space of his 1,800-square-foot residence. Gross income from the business totals $7,700. Expenses of the business (other than home office expenses) are $5,900. Ronald incurs the following home office expenses: Real property taxes on residence $3,000, Interest expense on residence $8,200, Operating expenses of residence (including homeowners insurance) $2,300, MACRS cost recovery for the whole residence $6,900. How much of his home office expenses is Ronald going to carry over to the following year? $450 $230 $680 $0